[quote=Matt L;1567952]Race teams use nitrogen for their tires because they also use it for their air tools; they can't run compressors in the pits.
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The dryness of nitrogen is exactly why race teams use it to fill tires. That it runs their pit equipment is secondary. Water vapor is not an "ideal gas" and-in the context of race tires- expands in an unpredictable manner.